overhallow

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English

Etymology

From over- +‎ hallow.

Verb

overhallow (third-person singular simple present overhallows, present participle overhallowing, simple past and past participle overhallowed)

  1. (transitive) To hallow excessively; make (something) too holy or hallowed
    • 1857, An Essay on Intuitive Morals:
      Rather must we build upon their summits the heaven-soaring dome of piety, binding and overhallowing the whole.
    • 1971, Journal of Systems Management, volume 22, page 46:
      Then we will either "overhallow" the past and so dedicate ourselves to the suicide of overliving, or we will open up a new era of evolution marked by increased creativity, awareness and compassion.